《礼记·运礼》:“麟凤龟龙,谓之四灵”。汉代由于五行说的进一步发展,白虎也跻身此列,并称为五灵、五神,此后龟、龙演化为甲虫、鳞虫之长,麟、凤被誉为百兽、百鸟之王。虎、龟乃自然界实有之物,龙为蛇、鳄之变相,凤为家燕、孔雀之化身,作为中央士神、百兽之王的麟以何种动物作为其演进的基础呢?或认为麟崇拜不属于自然崇拜的范围,其渊源也不会超过殷周以前。本文拟以文献记载为基础,结 “Book of Rites Yunli”: “Dragon Feng Turtle, that the four spirits.” Since the Han Dynasty, due to the further development of the Five Elements theory, the White Tiger also ranks among these columns and is called the Five Spirits and the Five Gods. Since then, the turtles and dragons have evolved into beetles. The tiger and the turtle are the things that exist in the nature. The dragon is a snake and the crocodile is in disguise. The phoenix is ​​the house swallow and the embodiment of the peacock. As the basis for its evolution, what kind of animal is the god of the central god, the king of beasts? Lin adoration does not belong to the scope of natural worship, its origin will not exceed Yin weeks ago. This article is based on the literature record, knot